A Comparison of Haematological Parameters of Obese Individual and Non-Obese at Omisanjana Area of Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria
Emmanuel Ifeanyi Obeagu
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Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Imo State University, Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria.
Huba K. Rashid
Department of Medicine, State University of Zanzibar, Tanzania.
Chukwuma J. Okafor
Department of Pathology and Biochemistry, State University of Zanzibar, Tanzania.
Precious Omotunde
Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Achievers University, Owo, Ondo State, Nigeria.
Zinai Gandu
Ivano Frankivsk National Medical University, Ukraine.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Background: The global prevalence of obesity has been on the increase over the years constituting a major public health crisis.
Aim: The study was done to evaluate the haematological parameters of obese and non obese individuals at Omisanjana area of Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State. Nigeria.
Materials and Methods: The study is a hospital based cross-sectional study among obese individual and non-obese individuals. This study was carried out at Omisanjana area of Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State. Fifty (50) obese individuals and fifty (50) apparently non-obese individuals were recruited as controls and enrolled in this study.
Results: The results showed significant difference of MXD (p=0.017), haemoglobin (p=0.000), MCV (p=0.006), MCH (p=0.006), MCHC (p=0.008) and no significant difference in PCV (p=0.064), WBC (p=0.896), LYM (p=0.069), GRAN (p=0.488), RBC (p=0.820), HCT (p=0.061), PLT (p=0.819),
when compared between obese individuals and non-obese individuals respectively.
Conclusion: Subjects with obesity had lower mean haematological parameters such as haemoglobin mean cell volume, mean cell haemoglobin, mean cell haemoglobin concentration, neutrophils values compared to non-obese subjects. While a great majority of the parameters were of normal range for the subjects some were decreased e.g. total WBC count, Platelet and PCV.
Keywords: Changes, BMI, haematological parameters, obese individual, Omisanjana area